Aerospace engineer, structures

Title: Senior Specialist Engineer - Structures

Company: Cascade Aerospace Inc.

Posted: January 27, 2026

Cascade Aerospace is one of Canada's leading specialty aerospace and defence contractors. We invite you to consider a career with us - experience our creative, innovative, and performance-based company.

The position reports to the Supervisor, Structures Engineering, and contributes to the development and mentoring of junior and intermediate engineers.

The Senior Specialist Engineer - Structures is responsible for the technical development, design, analysis, and approval of aircraft structural repairs and modifications. This role provides high-level engineering expertise in both primary and secondary structures and supports certification activities in accordance with Cascade Aerospace procedures and regulatory requirements.

• Design and/or approve repairs, modifications, and product developments, focusing on structures in accordance with Cascade's Engineering procedures.
• Develop designs considering the requirements of the customer, certification authorities, and all other project constraints.
• Apply accepted engineering principles and develop innovative methods for solving engineering problems and developing design solutions.
• Follow the systems engineering approach as defined in Cascade's Systems Engineering Manual.
• Provide design guidance to management as required.
• Develop engineering data packages in support of airworthiness certification and other department purposes.
• Prepare and/or approve engineering reports and other documents in accordance with Cascade's Engineering Authorization Matrix.
• Liaise with airworthiness authorities to develop certification requirements and data necessary to demonstrate compliance.
• Review and/or approve the work of others.
• Coordinate and supervise the engineering activities of other engineering personnel and outside engineering service providers in development of engineering data.
• Ensure all certification requirements are represented in configuration control and certification data package.
• Mentor junior and intermediate engineers.
• Assist with the development of other engineering personnel in the application of engineering principles in developing design solutions.
• Apply principles of project management in performing engineering activities.
• Provide technical supervision of the activities of others, in developing the project scope, cost and schedule estimates, and quality requirements.
• Monitor project performance against accepted estimates.
• Implement actions to re-establish project performance to meet targets.
• Advise management on project performance.
• Provide engineering support to internal and external customers.
• Participate in the administrative activities of the engineering department.
• Perform other duties as required.

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability and interest in mentoring junior engineers.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team (stress/design/liaison/airworthiness).
• Advanced knowledge of aerospace static stress, fatigue and damage tolerance analysis.
• Strong working knowledge of finite element analysis (FEA), including model validation and verification.

• B.Sc., M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).< /li>
• Registered, or eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC).
• Eligible for Transport Canada authorization nomination under AWM 505 with a Design Approval Organization; and/or Department of National Defence (DND) authorization nomination under the Technical Airworthiness Authority (TAA) with an accepting organization.
• Must be eligible to meet requirements for Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP), U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Canadian Government Security Clearances.

Location: Abbotsford, BC, On site

Salary: $33.76 to $100.00 per hour (hourly)

Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full time, Starts as soon as possible

Vacancies: 1